Analytical Skills 
Improve business decisions by learning how to gather, interpret and present data.

Develop specialized skills and strategies to help you assess patterns, identify relevant questions, gain data-driven insights and effectively share analytical information with others.

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New Compensation Regulations May Affect Hiring Practices: Are You Prepared?

Organizations in hiring mode may have noticed that a New World Order in compensation is upon us. New laws and regulations are being implemented across the country that require most organizations to change their practices and protocols when it comes to understanding a candidate’s compensation history

New Grad Hires: Ready and Willing, but Are They Able?

Two-thirds of employers say college graduates lack the skills they need to succeed. What's the problem? Nobody is teaching young people how to communicate effectively. It's time for academia and the corporate world to give soft skills some...

New Survey Shows Time's a Wastin'—Workers Goof Off more than Two Hours a Day

According to a Web survey by America Online and Salary.com, the average worker admits to frittering away 2.09 hours per day, not counting lunch.

Not Everybody's a Superstar

Does your organization’s culture promote a “superstar vs. dead weight” mentality? Are reliable workers recognized as the core of the company, or are they instead treated as “low-potential” employees? i4cp’s Eric Davis of i4cp writes: “It's time to take off the type-A blinders and get some perspectiv

Off Duty but on the Company Radar

Can an employer tell its workers not to engage in legal behaviors when they're off duty? Sometimes, yes. Read on....

OMG: The Time to Invest in Millennials Is Now

What organizations can do to make sure millennials receive the training they need to succeed, and eventually, lead.

One in Four U.S. Workers Receives No Paid Vacation

It's shocking but true-the United States is the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers any paid vacation time. As a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research shows, relying on businesses to voluntarily provide paid...

One Leader-to Go, Please

If only we could order up an executive as easily as we can our morning coffee: one top exec, please, strategy-minded but charismatic, analytical but compassionate, seasoned but with fresh enthusiasm. Alas, such a to-go order is likely to come with a...

One-in-Four Workers Can't Afford to Take a Vacation, CareerBuilder Survey Finds

Financial constraints and demanding work schedules have forced an increasein employees to forego vacation plans this year. Good plans, however, will allow you with some time off to relax this summer.

Outlook for European Employees in 2007

In Europe, training and development will take priority over pay raises in the coming year, according to a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. And those employees who will be in highest demand will be people with sales and marketing skills....